Game apparatus



Feb. 7, 1 928.

W. D. VINCENT GAME APPARATUS Filed 069. 6. 1926 Patentedi 'sb "Z,

outrun STATES WALLACE n. VINCENT, or BROO LYN, NEW YORK.

GAME APPARATUS.

Application filed December 6, 1926. Serial No. 152,815.

The invention aims to provide a game board and playing pieces which willenable a game somewhat analogous tocheckers, to

be played, but wherein the player takes or captures an opponentsplayingpiece by surroundlng it with three of his own pieces. In the drawingsthe single figure shows one specific structure of game board and playingpieces adapted to be operated in ac-, v V

mids as shown 1n the drawings.

cordance with the invention.

A game board is provided having its active surfaces divided up into twoser es of playing spaces, the latter being preferably .difierentlymarked or colored so'that the spaces of one series may be readily distinguished from those ofthe other. The spaces of the two series furthermorealternate both laterally and longitudinally ofthe playing board and thespaces are so shaped that each interior'playing space of each series issur- "rounded or substantially surrounded by three adjacent spaces ofthe remaining series.

For example, in the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the playingspaces are all made triangular in shape and the playing spaces 1 of oneseries which are colored white, alternate both laterally and longitudinally of the board with the playing spaces 2 of the other series whichare colored black.

Thus each interiorwhite and black space is surrounded by three adjacentspaces of the opposite color. A a

A game board of the above nature makes it possible to play aninteresting game and 4: are initially placed respectively on certainofthe respective playing spaces 1 and 2, after which each player endeavorsto capture his opponents playing pieces by surrounding them with hisown.

The specific rules'of the game, of course,

may be varied to some extent but it will be suitable, for example, topermit each player to move only upon his own series of spaces and tomove one space towards his opponent during each turn. Whenever a playerspiece becomes surrounded by three of his opponents pieces, the piece sosurrounded may be deemed captured and removed from the board. The game ibe considered as ing the Winner. A V

wherein opposing sets of playing pieces 3 ended when either playercannot move, the player who has captured the most pieces be- A Differentnumbers of playing spaces and playing pieces, of course, may be employedbut/I, have found it suitable to employ a board having a total offifty-six playing spaces allowing ten playing pieces to each player.Different initial arrangements of the playing pieces, of course, alsomay be employed, but I have found it suitable to arrange the piecesinitially in opposed pyra- While a specific embodiment of the inventionhas been described, it will be obvious that changesmay bemadethereinwithout departing from its essentials as set forth in thefollowing claims. A

I claim: 7

1. A game apparatus including a board endgame pieces, said board havingits playing surface of substantially rectangular form and having pairsof opposed sets of alternately disposed distinctively colored triangularshaped playing spaces transversely and longitudinally arrangedthroughout the playing surface of the board, whereby said spaces areadapted to receive the same number of playing pieces of the opposed setssimilarly arranged in opposition -to each other, and with each set inpyramidal form and with the apices of, the pyramids meeting at a commonpoint.

A 2. In agame apparatus including a board and game pieces, said boardhaving its playing surface of substantially rectangular of the opposedset similarly arranged in op- 7 position thereto, and with each setinpyramidal form and with the apices of the pyramids meeting at a commonpoint.

T 3. A game apparatus including aboard and game pieces, said boardhaving its playing surface of substantially rectangular formandhavingpairs of opposed sets of alternately disposed distinctively coloredtriangular shaped playing spaces transversei on ly and longitudinallyarranged throughout proposed sets of playing spaces, whereby a theplaying surface of the board, sald spaces playing piece of one set maybe surrounded being adapted to receive the same number of by threeplaying pieces of the other set. 10

playing pieces of the opposed sets similarly In testimony that I claimthe foregoing,

5 arranged in opposition to each other, and I have hereunto set my handthis 8d day of with each set of playing pieces disposed re- December,1926. spectively on one of the above mentioned W'ALLAOE D. VINCENT.

